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I live out in kinda the woods, so we see all sorts of wildlife from our windows, but this one was new! We know they’re around, we just very rarely see them, and usually for such a brief moment that pics are out of the question.
But not this time!
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmBeautiful ‘classic’ red fox!
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*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.comBeautiful photo, DragonMedley! We have foxes, coyotes that roam our subdivision during the nights, but I’ve never caught one on camera.
I’ve had some unusual visitors this year at my bird feeder. Lived here 30 years and this was the first year I had two pairs of Mallard ducks eating bird seed from under my feeder and coming for fresh water. One day the female mallard was feeding & got spooked by an Eagle that landed on my bird bath. First year for the eagles too. By the time I got back with camera, he was gone so missed a pic.
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Great Photo; looks like a professional photographer took it !!
What kind of eagles 🦅 did you see??
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Big Hugs !!It’s the camera, not the photographer that takes great pics. 😉 The female ducks were friendlier than the males & loved posing for pics. They came by every day at daybreak, and waited for me to fill up the feeders & water. Didn’t even fly away when I’d come outside. They’d come up to the patio window to taunt my cats who flipped out.
The eagles were American bald eagles. We have a couple spots about 50 miles west of here where people have gone to watch the eagles along Illinois & Mississippi Rivers, but until about 5 years ago, they’d never been seen nearby. I live near a forest preserve lake which attracted a pair of eagles to nest. It drew a big crowd & our papers covered it with photos of the nest & birds with webcam watch to see if the eggs hatched.
Audubon has a great app that allows you to post pics of any sightings and allows you to see what species of birds have been spotted nearby. When I saw the eagles & went to the app, it showed hundreds of sightings in my area. Ditto for the mallards, which is how I figured out where they were nesting in nearby ponds in other sub divisons.
Every Spring we have a Mallard pair that comes to our bird feeding station. We sometimes also have single drakes come in as well. Very pretty!
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*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.comEla, Do your ducks eat out of the feeder? Mine hang out under the feeder and wait for the birds or squirrels to knock the food onto the ground. I was wondering if the ducks (or their offspring) would return in Spring and remember where they found food. Originally, I thought it was just one pair, but noticed the colors on the female varied and learned later that I had two pairs when they both arrived at the same time to feed, and the males got into a fight with each other. Nobody got hurt, but they sure made lots of noise. I’m going to watch for them. I think last year they first migrated here in March.
An eagle in your bird bath! I’m green with envy… 😁
When we lived in the city, we had a couple of mallards who came every summer. The liked the pool and cleaned up under the feeder. The feeder even fed a falcon of some sort once or twice! Not the seeds, you understand…
Now with the pond, we see mallards, mergansers, wood ducks, blue heron, green heron, turtles, you name it. We have some raptors who nest not far once in a while and we’ll see the youngsters bathing in the pond.
We also use the Audubon app! It’s awesome to help identify birds – for example, we had no idea green herons existed.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmAwesome! Maybe I should put in a pond. What is a merganser? I’ve seen herons over by the lake although never a blue heron.
The eagle isn’t the only predator that comes here for meals. Caught this Coopers Hawk looking for my pet chipmuunks to feed upon.
Interesting story….I hear a big thud on my patio door window & go to check it out not knowing if it was a bird or golf ball from my neighbor’s practice range. I see feathers lying on the ground along with the hawk & thought he was dead but when I went to get the camera, he awoke from his stunned state & flew off.
I leave obstacles for my chipmunks to use for hiding from him and my guess is that the chipmunk ran to my firepit to hide under it, and he chased it and hit the window. Pretty smart chipmunk.
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The common merganser is what I call a diving duck, like the loon. I copied a link from an image from a quick google search.Read my books! Volume 1 and 2 of A Dragon Medley are available now.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmMy pair of mallard ducks returned this year! They remembered my bird feeder, but forgot me. This year they flew off when I went out to put more seeds out. Last year they got used to me outside & din’t fly off. Despite the cold weather & snow every couple days, they’re still nesting. If this weather keeps up, they might change their mind & migrate back down south.
How cool!
I adore foxes. They’re so beautiful. I saw one along the road and one in a cemetery . It spooked me. It was so funny.
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I wish I could catch beautiful wildlife like this where I live!
All I see lately are great big brown rats and an occasional squirrel.
If I drive a away away from the city center we have coyotes, wild turkeys, and skunks… drive further into the boonies maybe you’ll see raccoon and deer in the less populated areas, but definitely not in my neighborhood. LOL!
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